Working with Windows

GISDK lets you control the window that is currently active in your application. When a window is active, it is shown in the foreground on the Windows desktop, and its title bar is highlighted. The following functions let you identify and set the current window, and perform other common Windows operations:

GISDK Function	What it does
DrawLayout()	Redraws a layout window
DrawMapAnnotations()	Redraws the annotations in a map window
GetCOMControlObject()	Gets the COM interface of a COM control window
GetLayout()	Gets the name of the current layout window
GetMap()	Gets the name of the current map
GetMapNames()	Gets a list of the names of maps in the system
GetMaps()	Gets a list of maps and the name of the current map
GetWindows()	Gets a list of all the windows of a specified type
GetWindowName()	Gets the name of the current window
GetWindowType()	Gets the type of the current window
IsWindow()	Determines whether a window is of a given type
PrintEditor()	Prints all or part of an editor window
PrintFigure()	Prints a figure as shown in the figure window
PrintLayout()	Prints all or part of a layout window
PrintMap()	Prints a map as shown in the map window
RedrawEditor()	Redraws an editor window
RedrawMap()	Redraws a map window
SetCOMControlTitle()	Sets the title of a COM control window
SetMap()	Makes a map the current map
SetWindow()	Makes a window the currently active window